Dance The New Virginia Reel 4933
Reel · 128 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Anna Campbell Holden
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8080 0808 4444 8888 4444 8888 8080 8080 0808 0808 4444 4444 8888 8888 = 17% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Slip Back to Back (SLIP;BtB)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Book 39 [3]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 39 to 44 (Combined A5 edition) [3]
- Pocket: Books 39,40,41 [3]
- Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [73]
- A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [73]
- Three SCD [2]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [403] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [547] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [502] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Dedicated to Genie Callander Sharp, founder of the Northern Virginia Branch. The following corrections …
Dedicated to Genie Callander Sharp, founder of the Northern Virginia Branch. The following corrections were included on a loose sheet "Notes on Dances by Bob Grant June 1996", when Book 39 was first sold in the Summer School bookshop: Fig 1. 17-32 Slip in a curve so that start and finish are centred Fig 3. 1-8 Dancing couples need to "cheat" here and meet to start going round the side couples
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New Virginia Reel | Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band | Book 39. Music for Nine Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 3 | R128 | 2:21 | 35.2 | ||
| The New Virginia Reel | Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band | Let's Meet Again | CD+ | 7 | R32 4 | 2:15 | 33.8 |
The New Virginia Reel 4S · R128
{{explanation}}
figure 1
1–16
: All set to P, change places RH ; circle8 and back ; all set to P, change places RH to own places
17–
: 1c+3c (BHJ) slip in a curve to change places (M back-to-back), set (inside foot) ; slip back (W back-to-back), set (R foot) and face in
25–
: 2c+4c repeat
{{explanation}}
figure 2
33–
: All W RHA, Lsh round P, to places
41–
: All set to P, dance BtoB, set
49–
: All M LHA, Rsh round P, to places
57–
: All set to P, dance BtoB, set
{{explanation}}
figure 3
65–
: 1M+3W Fig8 round 2c **while**{8} 1W+3M Fig8 round 4c (2c+4c spread apart, close at end)
73–
: In promhold 1c dance Rsh round 4c and 3c round 2c ; 1c+3c dance Lsh round each other in the middle, to places
81–96
: 2c+4c repeat
{{explanation}}
figure 4
97–
: All W R&L, starting 1W+2W & 3W+4W crossing
105–
: All M R&L, starting 1M+4M & 2M+3M crossing
113–128
: All set to P, change places RH ; circle8 and back ; all set to P, change places RH, to own places
The New Virginia Reel 4S · R128
1-16 : All set & change places with partner RH, all circle 8H round & back, all set & change places with partner RH 17-24 : 1s+3s slip step across (Men BtoB) & set, slip step back (Ladies BtoB) & set 25-32 : 2s+4s repeat bars 17-24 33-40 : Ladies dance RH across & dance round partners LSh to places 41-48 : All set, dance DoSiDo & set 49-56 : All Men dance LH across & dance round partners RSh to places 57-64 : All set, dance DoSiDo & set 65-72 : 1M+3L dance Figs of 8 thru 2nd couple **while** 1L+3M dance Figs of 8 thru 4th couple 73-80 : 1s in prom hold dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 4s as 3s dance round 2s, 1s+3s dance round each other (M pass LSh) to places 81-88 : 2L+4M dance Figs of 8 thru 1s **while** 2M+4L dance Figs of 8 thru 3s 89-96 : 2s in prom hold dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 1s as 4s dance round 3s, 2s+4s dance round each other (M pass LSh) to places 97-104 : All Ladies dance R&L (1L+2L & 3L+4L to start) 105-112 : All Men dance R&L (1M+4M & 3M+2M to start) 113-128 : Repeat first 16 bars
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Added on: 2020-06-22 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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Added on: 2012-12-17 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club 02.05.2017 | Unknown | 2017-05-02 | Zsofia Jozsef | May 3, 2017, 1:51 p.m. |
| Hamburg Class 2019-02-28 | Unknown | 2019-03-01 | Dieter Lange | March 1, 2019, 11:20 a.m. |
| Scotia Dancers Monday July 25 2016 | Unknown | Sue Ronald | July 23, 2016, 2:16 p.m. | |
| Budapest Dance House for Beginners 09.09.2017 | Unknown | 2017-09-09 | lldikó Szakolczai | Sept. 10, 2017, 11:46 a.m. |
| RSCDS Cheshire New Year Ball - 9 Jan 2016 | Unknown | 2016-01-09 | Christine Grove | Sept. 23, 2015, 5:28 p.m. |
| Scotia - 01 August 2016 | Unknown | 2016-08-01 | Peter Price | Aug. 1, 2016, 10:02 p.m. |
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| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395 | puzzled | Dec. 5, 2013, 8:24 p.m. | Odile | Eric Ferguson | Normal | Fixed |